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Friday, January 19, 2007
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    Up and Down the Hill

    On our next program, the second “Hundred Hours” of the Democratic Congress: Nancy Pelosi and the House of Representatives have passed all six bills in the first “100 Hours” agenda – what comes next? Village Voice gossip columnist Michael Musto discusses his new book. A discussion about under secretary of defense Charles Stimson's criticism of pro bono work on behalf of Guantanamo detainees. Also, listener calls about Stephen Colbert selling out, and cheerleaders rooting on female sports teams.

Up and Down the Hill

Jodi Schneider, economic editor at the Congressional Quarterly
and
Gail Russell Chaddock, staff writer and congressional correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
- recap news from Capitol Hill and looks ahead to the next "100 hours"

When Gossip and Politics Collide

Michael Musto, entertainment columnist at the Village Voice and author, La Dolce Musto: Writings by the World's Most Outrageous Columnist (Carroll & Graf, 2007)
- on combining entertainment and activism

Pro Bono, Publico?

Anant Raut, litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP,
provided habeas representation for detainees in Guantanamo Bay for the past year
then
Robert L. Pollock, member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board
then
Michael Ratner, president at the Center for Constitutional Rights
then
John Blackman, partner at Cleary Gottlieb
then
Douglas Kmiec, chair and professor of constitutional law at the Pepperdine University School of Law
and
Mark Alcott, president of the New York Bar Association and senior litigation partner in the New York City law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
- comment on under secretary of defense Charles Stimson's criticism of corporate law firms' pro bono work on behalf of Gunatanamo detainees

Open Phones

Listeners weigh in on whether Stephen Colbert has sold out and cheerleaders rooting on female sports teams

Uncommon Indicators

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The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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